Box score Long Beach State ran into a buzz saw when it faced Stanford on Friday night in the opening game of a three-game series. The Dirtbags (20-22) and Cardinal both went into the contest at Blair Field having lost three of their last five games. Stanford starting pitcher Brett[Read More…]
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‘Niner Notes: May 5
Baseball: Dirtbags blanked on road at Pepperdine Box score The Dirtbags (20-21) fell, 4-0, in a nonconference game at Pepperdine on Wednesday as Waves starter Kevin Inman tossed a complete game and limited Long Beach State batters to six hits at Eddy Field Stadium. Inman (1-0) struck out one and[Read More…]
49ers collect 3rd place in Big West
Team resultsIndividual results Long Beach State carded a 31-over-par overall score to finish behind conference foes No. 56 UC Irvine and No. 96 Pacific at the Big West Championships on Tuesday at the 7,052-yard Mission Viejo Country Club. Irvine took advantage of good playing conditions as it posted a six-shot[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 4
Women’s Tennis: Alawi receives Freshman of the Year award Jaklin Alawi was named the Big West Conference Freshman of the Year on Tuesday, making her the fourth Long Beach State player in six years to earn the distinction. Alawi, who spent the majority of the season playing at No. 1[Read More…]
Figueroa returns to Pyramid as member of Los Angeles Sparks
The WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks will play in the Walter Pyramid for the first time in six years when the team participates in an exhibition game on Saturday. Long Beach State senior Karina Figueroa, who averaged 17.8 points, 5.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game in her final collegiate season,[Read More…]
Upset ends 6-year reign, puts 49ers on NCAA bubble
UC Irvine derailed Long Beach State’s aspirations of winning its seventh straight Big West crown at an Indian Wells venue that had seemed like the 49ers’ coronation spot for the past six years. The top-seeded 49ers (19-6) relinquished their six-year stranglehold on the league after falling to No. 3-seeded UCI[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 2
Baseball: Bullpen blows two extra-inning leads in series finale Box score Long Beach State dropped its series finale to Cal Poly, 16-15, in 11 innings as the Dirtbags’ relievers could not hold on to leads in the 10th and 11th innings on Sunday at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (12-27, 5-10[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 1
Baseball: Dirtbags surrender 14 hits in loss to Cal Poly Box score Long Beach State (20-19, 7-7 Big West Conference) dropped the second game of its series to Cal Poly, 8-4, on Saturday at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs pounded out 14 hits on their way to the victory, led by[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 29
Women’s Golf: Four golfers earn Big West honors Four Long Beach State women’s golfers were named to the All-Big West Conference team, the league office announced on Tuesday. Freshman Simone Hoey was named to the first-team, sophomore Noelle Zavaleta was a second-team selection and junior Lindsey McAtee and sophomore Monica[Read More…]
49ers, Big West foes set to tackle ‘Mission Impossible’
The Long Beach State men’s golf team will tee off at the Big West Conference Championships from May 3-4 for the chance to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals. The 49ers have played multiple styles of golf courses this year, and traveled as far as Hawaii and South[Read More…]